Maryum Jordan

Counsel, Special Litigation and Advocacy Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Maryum Jordan serves as Counsel for the Special Litigation and Advocacy Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Through her work, Maryum supports legal and advocacy strategies in relation to cross cutting racial justice issues including defending the constitutional rights and dignity of Black immigrants, tackling environmental racism, challenging unfair city ordinances that disproportionately affect people of color, and safeguarding the First Amendment rights of peaceful protesters. Maryum also represents Liberian nationals and two immigration organizations in African Communities Together v. Trump, which challenges President Trump’s unconstitutional termination of the Deferred Enforced Departure program for Liberian nationals.

Prior to joining the Lawyers’ Committee, Maryum was a Bertha Legal Fellow and Human Rights Attorney at EarthRights International (ERI). There, Maryum represented indigenous farmers and union activists in litigation against multinational corporations for committing human rights abuses in South America. Maryum received her J.D. in 2014 from Harvard Law School where she received the Dean’s Award for Community Leadership and the Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Clinical Student Award.